geoff wrote
Do you remember that piece called "4 minutes 33 seconds" by John Cage,

I was going to mention that, but forgot his name and was too lazy to
google it. Thanks, you've put me out of my misery.

Of course, the question which has never been answered is, what key is it
in?

Do you realise that at it's first performance, several sad people burst
into tears because they got so emotional ?


Now come on Geoff, shape up! It's in B# of course! I heard that every time he
played it, John Cage insisted the piano was detuned to A=435.

You can watch a complete performance of it on line if you have Real Player.
It's at
http://home.flash.net/~jronsen/cagelinks.html Scroll down to where it says
Online Video Item 4 or search for 4'33". It even has background sounds of jet
airliners and a police siren!

I reckon they are all practical jokers really. I can just see John Cage or
Tracey Emin getting home after a long day at the silent piano or at the Tate,
and laughing their socks off at all the idiots who've been taken in.

Peter